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 今天我们要学的词是 descend¹.

 

descend 作为动词，意思是下降、下落。 As Ukraine's conflict with pro-Russian separatists drags on, the country has descended² into the chaos³ of uncontrolled use of force by radical⁴ groups and transformed into a supermarket for the international arms trade. 随着乌克兰与俄罗斯分离主义者的冲突持续不断，乌克兰陷入了各激进组织毫无节制动用武力的混乱之中，并变成了国际武器贸易的超级市场。

 

descend 也可以指四处蔓延，遍布。Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Pakistan descended on the capital of Islamabad Friday, determined⁵ to send the sitting prime minister home. 星期五，成千上万名巴基斯坦反政府示威者从四面八方来到首都伊斯兰堡，决心将现任总理赶下台。

 

1 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

2 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

4 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。